New People At FCC
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Thursday announced some new appointments to his agency. Joel Gurin has been tapped to become chief of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, while Thomas Wyatt will head the Office of Workplace Diversity. The chairman also announced that Stuart Benjamin is joining the FCC as its first "Distinguished Scholar in Residence."
The agency said Gurin has a "diverse background combining nonprofit leadership, print and Web publishing, and expertise in consumer issues." He most recently served as the acting president of NARSAD, a mental health research nonprofit, and prior to that was the acting editor-in-chief of State of the USA, a nonprofit aimed at assembling data and measures assessing the progress of the United States. Gurin, who began his career as a science and medical journalist, also has held senior positions with Rodale Interactive and Consumers Union.
Wyatt has been with the FCC since 1984, holding several posts, most recently as the deputy chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Benjamin, who is taking a leave from Duke University law school, will work in the Office of Strategic Planning on such issues as spectrum reform, First Amendment issues, and long-term strategy.
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